Wringer



Aug. R2 1924.

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WILLIAM GEORGE BEATTY, F FERGUS, ONTARIO, CANADA.

WRINGER.

Application filed January 4, 1922. Serial No. 527,026. i

To all whom it may concern: scale than Figs. 1 and 2, showing the rock Be it known that I, WILLIAM GEORGE shaft and the connection between the rock BEATTY, of the town of Fergus, in the counshaft and the drain board.

ty of Wellington and Province of Ontario, Fig. tis a fragmentary detail view of the Dominion of Canada, have invented certain rock shaft in the position shown in Fig. 2,

new and useful Improvements in VVringers; and and I hereby declare that the following is Fig. 5 is a sectional elevational view of the a full, clear, and exact description of the Wringer and a fragment of the washing ma- 60 same. chine showing the use of the tray.

This invention relates to a wringer pro Those parts of the wringer, except as vided, below the rollers, with substantially hereinafter described, may be of any usual horizontal slideways supporting a horizonorapproved construction, as the drain board tally adjustable drain board which can be is capable of use, not only with the specific 65 selectively positioned, either to carry away type of wringer shown in the drawings, but,

the water wrung from the articles, or, to is also capable of use in connection with any allow the water to fall back into the tub other type of manual'or power driven wringwith which the wringer is used. ing apparatus, and therefore only such part-s v The invention further relates to adjusting of the wringer will "be referred to as may be 70 means for the drain board, comprising a necessary to describe the use and general rock shaft and a connection between the principle of the construction of the present rock shaft and the drain board which will invention. selectively position it with relation to the Journalled in the wringer frame 1, are H rollers. the usual rollers 2 and 3 below which the 75 The invention further relates to a tray inner-surfaces of the frame 1 are provided for a wringer in which the pan is of a subwith horizontal, or substantially horizontal,

stantially rectangular shape and comprises slideways 4 to movably support the drain a bottom having upturned flanges along two board.

opposite sides and down turned flanges The drain board comprises a bottom 5 g along the other two sides, the bottom and which is seated on the lower members of upturned flanges providing a channel or the slideways 4, to move laterally with rela- ,fixed path along which the articles pass tion to the rollers, and the front edge 6 from the rollers, the downturned flanges of the bottom 5 is curved downwardly to being of such shape and depth as to protect form a spill-way for the liquid falling on the articles against injury during their tie the drain board and direct it into the receplivery from the rollers to the tray and from tacle placed to receive it, and also to prothe tray to the clothes basket or other recepvide a curved surface for the articles passtacle placed to receive them; the tray being ing over the drain board and protect them supported at one end by the structure of from, injury or abrasion when in contact 90 the wringer and at the other end by a swing with the bottom 5.

ing bail having a connection with the up- At the inner end of the bottom 5 is an turned flanges, the dimensions of the bail upturned flange 7 and along the sides of being suitably proportioned to the apparatus the bottom 5 are upturned flanges 8 toform with which the tray is used. a pan for the water from the rollers. At 5 In the drawings: the inner end of each slideway 4.- is stop Fig. 1 is a sectional elevation of a wringer 9 against which abuts the flange 7 when the showmg the drain board and tray with the drain board is moved to the limit of its drain board positioned to carry the water inward position. Journalled in the frame away from the rollers. 1, below the slideways 4 is a cranked rock 100 Fig. 2 is a similar view to Fig. 1, showing shaft 10, and on the outer end of the rock the drain board positioned to allow the water shaft is a handle 11 by which it is actuated.

to fall back into the tub. Extending downwardly from the under Fig. 3 is an inverted plan view on a smaller surface of the bottom' 5 are two sets of spaced lugs 12 and contained between them is the transverse member 13 of the pitman. The pitman consists of two arms 14 and the transverse member 13 the arms 14 being formed with eyes 15 which embrace the cranked rock shaft 10. Passing through the lugs 12 below the connecting HlGHlbQr 13 are split pins 17, which prevent the transverse member 13 becoming displaced from between the lugs 12.

When the handle 11 is turned into the position shown in Fig. 1, it rocks the crank shaft 10 to draw the pitman in the direction ofthe roller this action ofthe shaft and pitman'moving the drain board intoposition below the rollers, so that the water from; the'articles passing through the wringer will fall upon the drain board.

By turning the handle 11 into the position shown in Fig. 2, the shaft 10 and'pitman move the drain board outwardly from the rollers, the water from the rollers then falls back into the tub or other apparatus with which the wringer is used.

The wringer is provided with a splash board 19 hinged to the frame 1, below the rock shaft 10, which is so located as to form a stop for the turning movement of the rock shaft and the sliding'movement of the drain board in an outward direction, the movement ofthese parts in an inward direction being arrested by the stop 9.

The tray comprises a bottom 21 of substantially rectangular shape having upturned flanges 22 along two opposite sides and downturned flanges '23 and 24 along the other two sides. The wringer ends of the flanges 22 are chamferedas shown at 27, to clear'the bearings 25 for the idler 26.

The frame 1 is provided with notched lugs 30 to overlie'the top edges of the upturned flanges 22 and engage their inner surfaces, when the tray is assembled with the drain board;

At the. delivery end of the tray is a bail comprising two arms 32 and a connecting piece 33, the bail being hingedly secured to the'pan by rivets 34 passing through the armsj32 and through the upturned flanges.

When the tray is assembled with the wringer, the bail is turned into a position in which the connecting piece rests upon the lid 35 of the wash tub 36 and the arms 32 are in a more or less vertical position thereto.

As shown in the drawings, the notched lugs 30 are above and spaced from the stops 9, and during the assembly of the tray with the wringer, the bottom of the pan is passed across the top of the stops 9 until its progress is arrested by the chamfered edges 27 of the upturned flanges coming into contact with the bearings 25, the notches of the lugs 30 providing for the passage of the upturned flanges through them, this arrange ment of the notched lugs 30, stops 9 and bearings 25 securely holding the wringer end of the pan in its set position when assembled with the wringer.

The downturned flange 23 at the wringer end of the bottom is preferably of a depth to overlap the flange 4' of the drain board and by its engagement with the flange 7 securely lock the tray in its assembled relation with the drain board and othe parts of the wringer. The flange 24 at the delivery end of the tray is preferably curled under the pan to provide a roll edge which will not injure the fabrics, as they pass from it.

In assembling the tray with the drain board, the latter is moved in the direction of the rollers until its motion is arrested by the stops 9. The wringer end of the tray is then entered in the slideways formed by the stops 9 and the lugs 30, until the flanges 22 abut against the bearings 25 and the flange 23 is interlocked with the flange 7, the interlocking of the flanges 7 and 23 preventing the inadvertent displacement of the tray during the use of the apparatus.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by LettersPatent is:

1. A wringer, comprising a set of rollers, a laterally adjustable drain board slidably mounted below the rollers, and means adjusting the drain board relatively to the rollers, comprising a rock shaft and a pitman communicating motion from the rock shaft to the drain board.

2. A wringer, comprising a set of rollers, a laterally adjustable drain board slida-bly mounted below the rollers, and means adjusting the drain board laterally to the rollers, comprising a rock shaft, a pitman communicating motion from the rock shaft to the drain board, and means for arresting the movement of the rock shaft and the drain board at the'limit of motion in both directions.

3. In a wringer comprising a set of rollers and a drain board below the rollers, the combination of a removable tray, supports forming part of the wringer for one end of the tray, and a bail pivotally connected to the tray supporting the other end, said tray having a downturned flange overlapping and interlocking with the adjacent end of the drain board.

4. In a. wringer the combination of a pair of rollers, a drain board beneath said rollers, having an upturned flange, a removable tray having a downturned flange overlapping and interlocking with the flange of the drain board, and supports removably maintaining thetray in its set position with relation to the drain board.

5. In a wringer the combination of a pair of rollers, a reciprocatingly movable drain board, below the rollers, having an upturned flange, a removable tray having a down- 5 board.

110 and interlocking With the flange of the drain board, supports forming part of the Wringer, and other supports connected to the tray for maintaining it in its set position with relation to the drain board.

Dated at the said town of Fergus, this 20th 15 day of December, A. D. 1921.

WILLIAM GEORGE BEATTY. Witnesses:

J. A. WILSON, STANLEY RIoHEs. 

